Law Student Leadership Opportunities

Want to lead, advocate, and shape policy on a national scale? Network with prominent attorneys and law students from around the country? You can! There are many ways to get involved with the ABA as a law student leader.

Application Requirements

You must complete the application form in its entirety, including the required attachments, by the deadline of January 13, 2025 11:59 p.m. CST:

• Your Required Certification Form PDF
• Statement/resume PDF
• Headshot image
• Publicly available video statement link (optional, 5 minute maximum time limit, and not needed for editorial positions)
• For editorial positions only: links or single PDF of three non-academic writing samples (blog, news, or social media).

2025-2026 Election Information

The 2025-2026 Law Student Elections Application Period is now open through January 13, 2025. Apply here.

Our student leaders are the voice of law students in the American Bar Association. Council members can learn leadership skills, advocate on behalf of their peers, and make connections with attorneys across the nation.

Members of the council represent law students of the United States from the east coast to the west. You can attend the next two ABA Annual Meetings, the ABA Midyear Meeting, and other events such as attending the Young Lawyers Division conferences.

All candidates or potential candidates should be familiar with the Law Student Division Election Code and Bylaws.

Links and notes for interested law students

• Go Premium! To be eligible to hold a leadership position in the Division you must be an ABA Premium Law Student member.
• Current Division Council Members. Please reach out to the current members of the current Division Council to learn about the positions.
• Law Student Division Bylaws. Applicants should review the bylaws.
• Elections Code. All applicants for Law Student Division positions are responsible for reading the Division’s Elections Code.
• Law Student Division Diversity Plan.
  

Liaisons

Entity Liaison positions have occasional openings through the year. Check out the Law Student Liaison page for details.

Position Information

Applications for these positions are currently closed:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors
• Education Director
• Delegate of Communications, Publications, and Outreach
• Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion
• Delegate of Programming
• Law Student Editor-in-Chief
• Law Student Editorial Board

Committees:

• Diversity Committee
• Nominating Committee
• Elections Committee
• Membership and SBA Outreach Committee
• Programming and Communications Committee
• Resolutions Committee

To be eligible for consideration for one of these positions, you must complete this form in its entirety, including the required attachments – your Required Certification Form PDF, statement/resume PDF, headshot image, publicly available video statement link (optional, 5 minute maximum time limit, and not needed for editorial positions), and for editorial positions only links or single PDF of three non-academic writing samples (blog, news, or social media).